gistfile1.rb

ACTIVE_RECORD_ENUMS = %w{
AccountType
}

ACTIVE_RECORD_ENUMS.each do |eclass|
 eclass.constantize = Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base) do
    def self.id_for(name)
       ids[name.to_s.strip.humanize.downcase]
    end
  
    def self.value_for(id)
       values[id.to_i]
    end
  
   def self.values
     @values ||= find(:all).inject({}) {|h,m| h[m.send(primary_key)] = m.name;h}
   end
  
   def self.ids
     @ids ||= self.values.inject({}) {|h,(k,v)| h[v.downcase] = k;h}
   end   
 end